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The Political Economy of an Emerging Global Power

In Search of the Brazil Dream

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction: Brazil at a Crossroads

    1. Introduction: Brazil at a Crossroads

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 1-8
  3. A Champion of Soft Power

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
    2. A Friendly Giant

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 11-25
    3. The BrasĂ­lia Consensus: Still a Valid Model?

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 26-42
  4. A Hard Power Nation in the Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
    2. Brazil’s Economic Power

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 45-67
    3. Brazilian Companies Going Global

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 68-90
  5. What Will Propel Brazil Forward?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. Strengthening Brazil’s Competitiveness

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 93-107
    3. Sustaining Social Innovation

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 108-124
    4. In Search of a Role on the Global Stage

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 125-143
    5. Looking for Answers

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 144-159
  6. Conclusion: Building the Brazil Dream

    1. Conclusion: Building the Brazil Dream

      • Lourdes Casanova, Julian Kassum
      Pages 160-165
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 166-202

About this book

Is Brazil ready to take its place among the world's leading powers? The authors examine Brazil's hard power and soft power resources, assessing the challenges the country will need to overcome in order to build its own "Brazilian dream" and project itself on the international stage.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Cornell University, USA

    Lourdes Casanova

About the authors

Lourdes Casanova is Senior Lecturer at Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, USA. Formerly at INSEAD, she is currently a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Latin America and of the ICT Innovation task force of the B20. She also the author of Global Latinas: Latin America's Emerging Multinationals (2009).

Julian Kassum is an independent consultant and researcher. He has worked at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the oil and gas company Total. He serves as executive director of ICC Argentina since October 2013 and is the author of The G20: A Business Guide (2012).

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